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This year, kids visit with Santa using ham radio

Gone are the days that kids go to the mall, sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what they want for Christmas. The pandemic has paused that holiday tradition. So some kids in Colorado are turning to older technology to talk to St. Nick.

Corey Jones of Colorado Public Radio reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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